Manix vs Para-Mil

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Here we go again :rolleyes: I was just about to get a manix, when I took a closer look at the Para-Military, and my stupid brain said :"you better get the right one you obsessive compulsive bastard child!" I've read that the lock back, manix, is stronger. The handle also looks better suited to choke up on for more agressive cutting. Alas, the Para has a bigger thumb-hole for use while wearing gloves, and has a matte black blade. This appeals to me because a reflecive surface may give me away in my sneakyness :D . ARG. Which do you guys think is better? I suppose the Manix doesn't come in a matte black variant. Damnit I'm starting to slip into a Dork Ops mentality. But honestly, I don't wan't my blade flashing ppl in the eyes and attracting unwanted attention. Is the Manix a superior knife for potentially hard use?
 
Somebody please correct me if I am wrong, but I think they have the same hole diameter of 14 mm. I think they are two very different animals.
 
Upon closer inspection, yes they do have the same hole size...and the Para is also much lighter, like you said. Blade thickness is the same. Huh I guess that was kind of a stupid question then...oh, well. Anyone know if you can get the manix with black matted blade? I couldn't find anything on the website...so probably not... :(
 
I think if you were to look at most other knife companies and you looked at Spyderco you would see that Spyderco has the most dynamic line-up. They all have a hole opener, but that is about it. . . .
 
I believe that Manix blade is thicker than the 4mm Para blade. Manix is a big knife, as compared to the Para.
 
I have both. You can't go wrong with either. They both have superior ergonomics, and the wonderful fully flat ground leaf-shaped blades. Both have very strong locks. But the Manix is a brute -- I don't find it too heavy to carry, but it's a lot heavier than the Para. You need a Manix if you're going into the deep woods with Cliff Stamp and plan to cut down saplings using a baton and knife and build shelters. Now I'm not doing that any time soon, but I wanted one anyway. I kinda like carrying an overbuilt knife -- it's got capabilities you may rarely need but they're there when you need them. Still, the Manix may be overkill for some. For most urban/suburban cutting needs, the Para is more than sufficient.
 
spyken said:
I believe that Manix blade is thicker than the 4mm Para blade. Manix is a big knife, as compared to the Para.
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Nope. Checked and the thickness is the same. At least according to the Spyerco website.
 
Keith Mayton said:
I have both. You can't go wrong with either. They both have superior ergonomics, and the wonderful fully flat ground leaf-shaped blades. Both have very strong locks. But the Manix is a brute -- I don't find it too heavy to carry, but it's a lot heavier than the Para. You need a Manix if you're going into the deep woods with Cliff Stamp and plan to cut down saplings using a baton and knife and build shelters. Now I'm not doing that any time soon, but I wanted one anyway. I kinda like carrying an overbuilt knife -- it's got capabilities you may rarely need but they're there when you need them. Still, the Manix may be overkill for some. For most urban/suburban cutting needs, the Para is more than sufficient.
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HaHa I like overbuilt knives, too. No point in wasting money on a knife that can't take it when the times get rough. I was wondering, on the new graham website, the blade of the manix look almost grey matte, except for the cutting edge. This would sitisfy my needs of a non-reflective tool. But on other sites it appears that it would be shiny as hell. I don't want a shiny knife. In your experience, is the blade shiny silverish?
 
It's not highly polished, no. It will still reflect some light, but it's not like a mirror or anything like that.
 
hehehe good, good. It appears my sneakyness will not be betrayed by an attention-drawing flash of light. Can't wait to get my manix! :)
 
I just received a paramilitary in trade, and so far, I love everything about it, except...

I'm a little concerned about it opening in my pocket. This is the first Spydie
I've had that was not a lockback. Those lockbacks basically snap shut when the blade gets within an inch of closing, but the para apparently relies on a ? (don't know the correct word, but basically some sort of friction "latch").

Am I worried for nothing? Any experience or opinions to pass along?
 
it uses a detent.

Only be worried if the detent is so weak as to allow the knife to open very easily. Note though that even a good detent will probably be easier to open then a lock back in terms of initial resistance.
 
I don't see a detent in mine. I see a milled section where the compression lock rests on and keeps it closed
 
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